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Op-Ed | A Missing Investment Strategy: Climate Resilience Hides in Local Food Markets

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Policymakers, donors, and investors are seeing the wisdom of investing in soil restoration, agroecology, agroforestry, and biodiversity, among other regenerative actions. Not only are these markets a good fit for smallholder farmers who practice agroecology , but they are also more equitable and accessible for women and youth.

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Our Summer 2024 Food and Farming Book Guide

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Brazil’s national requirement that 30 percent of school food ingredients be sourced from local and regional family farms helps empower and fund women agroecological producers. Meanwhile, in the U.S., This scholarship is a work of trust, even capturing the eco-political movement’s emotional undercurrents. “We

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California Decides What ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ Means. Sort of.

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You should back away from this definition and call it agroecological or holistic. Bryce Lundberg is vice president of agriculture at Lundberg Family Farms , a fourth-generation organic rice and quinoa company. Bryce Lundberg of Lundberg Family Farms. Photo courtesy of Lundberg Family Farms.